On Dec. 19, President Bush announced a plan to aid ailing auto giants General Motors and Chrysler Corp. The plan loans the companies $13.4 billion by mid-January, with funds coming from those that Congress had authorized...

On Dec. 19, President Bush announced a plan to aid ailing auto giants General Motors and Chrysler Corp. The plan loans the companies $13.4 billion by mid-January, with funds coming from those that Congress had authorized...